finally back home!

[charleskieffner]

theres a story to getting home but im too beat to write. let some pics tell a 1000 words. cant tell all of you how nice it is to just have her home again!

[Mad Mike]

Charles,

Nice looking bumpers, CF or FG? I am looking at lighting my car as well.

Love the added Euro reflector, (for a non euro car?) Looks sweet!

Cheers,

[Dutchie]

Looks great Charles !!

Mike the reflector with fog lights was stock on all 87-89 models.


Cheers,

[slodave]

Nice! Did you actually replace the rear center reflector? WOW, that must have cost $$$

Dave

[charleskieffner]

to those of you who posted. fiberglass front rear bumpers, setrab oil cooler, complete new every damn component A/C system(113 degrees here) blows 37degree air, new 7 and 9 wheels von herr jason cullen,yokohoma es100's(had flat left rear on way home in traffic), hollow torsions front/rear, new sway bar bushings, sway bar mts beefed up, lowered euro height, rear fog lite,new H-4's w/Hella bulbs, airplex clear covers for H-4's, new hella 550 drivers in place of fogs(no fog in AZ.), clear covers for 550 driving lites, RUF spoiler light opening bigger to cool lights-airflow to brakes and oil cooler. new zimmerman drilled rotors,(4) caliper kits,new PBR pads, brake bleeders,stainless DOT brake lines, new BLUE brake fluid,new front wheel bearings, SPA fire system,shim in steering wheel, removed all rear seats and all old seat belts,added tow hooks front and rear thru fiberglass bumpers, nerf bars added front/rear to protect tub in event of accident,adjustable sway away spring plates and bushings, corner aligned, alloy valve stem supports, rennline track mats, rennline pedals and dead pedal, arm restraints(pca cab rule), battery terminal cap covers and a slew of annoying little things corrected, and all roadtrip spares needed.

the best part of all...................since coming out of shop, stereo didnt work so i wasnt listening to it when the ******* TIRE WENT ...........PFFFFFFFFTTTTT in my left ear in traffic!!! was in slow lane in heavy traffic, pulled off w/in 400 yds after hearing PFFFFFFTTTTT and felt squisssshhhy butt in rear, and got to learn how the OEM JACK WORKS!!!! cant begin to tell all of you how much fun it is to change a flat out in the summer in ARIZONA!
saving grace.........drop dead good looking girlfriend was following me and had old wheels/tires in bed of my redneck pick-em up and didnt have to jerk around with space saver spare. yokohoma was just mounted day prior. shop drove around their test track w/no issues. all roommate and i can surmise is tire just wasnt seated on rim..........NO NAILS SCREWS NOTHING IN THE DAMN TIRE! will be at tire store first thing this AM throwing tire/wheel thru front window and getting new one!

my next STUNT???? we are packing for the "WARP SPEED TOUR" of the SW going from phx-utah-colorado-new mexico-back to arizona for 10-14 days. ROADTRIP!!!!!!ANIMAL HOUSE ROADTRIP!!!! the best kind! will post MPG, number of times thrown in jail, number of speeding tickets, top speed achieved, how many vettes eaten alive, where elvis was seen, how many trout caught legally and illegally, how many beers consumed,how many 911's seen, and a host of other interesting scientific facts and figures, that i'm sure will have you either laughing or crying w/laughter as well as ourselves! stay tuned for MORE LOONEY TUNES! same BAT station, same BAT channal!

[Type911]

Charles,

Your car looks great !!!

Be sure to swing by Durango while on your Warp Speed Tour

[cubby911T]

Charles, gorgeous car!!! Those bumpers are especially sweet. Can you tell us who makes them? (or did I miss that above).

[azasadny]

Charles,

Your car is beautiful! Congratulations!!

[JeremyD]

Not bad for a cabriolet.............

[Joeaksa]

Chuck,

Looks like Jim at Patrick Motorsports did a very nice job on the car! Cannot wait to get a ride in it!

Joe A

PS Will ask Mike about the tires! Need to go there today and get mine done as well.

[JeremyD]

You have a lip on that front bumber with the tail?? I think you'll need one at triple digit speeds (unless you keep it under 60 all the time...)

[Jason Cullen]

One Word: "WOW"!

Jason

[MattAlpha]

Great looking 911!
I hope you never have to use those tow hooks

[charleskieffner]

hey guys thanks for kudos. another frieekkkking hot day here! ANSWER on tire dilemma.................YOKOHAMA ES100 lip rolled under. not a wheel problem(jason your wheels are concours). A BIG TIME YOKOHAMA QC PROBLEM! BIG O TIRES is getting me new tire ASAP. yes lip rolled under , did not seal, and was at 36 PSI. no stunts, no curbs, no pot holes, no freeeking nothing. this is after patrick road tested car and let sit overnight! i then picked up and never got over 50mph due to 5PM traffic. will answer others questions when i can come up for air!

[ruf-porsche]

Originally posted by charleskieffner
saving grace.........drop dead good looking girlfriend was following me and had old wheels/tires in bed of my redneck pick-em up and didnt have to jerk around with space saver spare.

Can't say that unless you have pictures to back it up.

[Gene Wilkes]

Chuck, thats awsome! The KATZ want to ride in it!

[charleskieffner]

busy as hell cant argue on here today whats right whats wrong blah blah.................im doing today what all of you pray for.................................i'm driving the damn thing to payson this pm. note ...........build heatshield blanket rear bumper. note to self.......slow for all speed bumps. 200 degrees in traffic 190 degrees cruising 65 clean air out front!!! with A/C on ! KATZ LOVE MY CAR! catch you in the slip stream........................!

[charleskieffner]

111degrees out, dew point about 45%, top down 75mph=190degrees WITH A/C ON! now did the A/C work good? w/top down it was doable, but not great. drop dead good looking g/friend and i drove the roughly 100 miles to the cool(?) pines-95degrees, had lunch for an hour. drank copious amounts of water and decided it was too damn hot back in phx and getting a NO-TELL MOTEL would be the best thing to do! tried 3 places,all booked due to girls softball tournament. oh well we will go up on rim. head out of payson doing 55mph-no A/C on and come out of star valley 190degrees on gauge. the next thing i know i have lost all RPMS(went to 0) and i am trying to get off road. get 1/2 off road and have to push car away from traffic. try to start.........will not start! im pissed now! WTF!!!!! so let sit 15min and pace madder than a hornet! get back in and try to fire. if i gave it gas it would die. if i didnt give it any gas it would cough sputter burp fart . this went on a few minutes. finally fired and i had RPMS. whipped a U-e and back down the hill to star valley. on flat ground @ 45mph lost rpms and coasted into qwickie mart. sit there 2+ hours for AAA tow truck(flat bed hauler). tow gets there and cant get bed low enough so car bumpers would not scrap concrete!!!! AAAAAAARRRRRRGGGGGGHHHHHH!

tow guys says them thar cars are known to vapor lock. so i go to gas cap unscrew..........and nothing. get back in and it fires. look at a very hot g/friend and said lets go for it!!! and off we went doing speed limit and no A/C. get out of payson and hit first major uphill grade in 5th gear w/A/C ON. and once again lost rpms(went to 0). turned ignition while getting into slow lane. cough sputter belch fart burp. turn off A/C and it catches and off again we go w/out having to pull over. go all the way to the flats outside sahuaro lake,turn A/C back on with top up and begin to chill down. went to freeway 101 and it ran fine w/exception of slight surge at 65mph thru photo radar zone. flawless trip to home. sat all night. washed and dryed car following AM and it fired right up????


so first i will change fuel filter. i had fresh full tank of union 76 premium gas. next look at fuel pump(i dont know why cuz it ran fine-but i will anyway for drill) and then sit back and scratch my ass wondering WTF happened. g/friend and i have taken car twice to elevation before even faster than this trip. only difference was outside temp this trip.also went to PIR and ran the snot out of it and never a problem.

anybody got any ideas on this one?????? 110k miles on car. not a leak, pristine engine. new plugs,wires,air filter,oil, dist cap and rotor etc.

[charleskieffner]

cubby 911t the front and rear fiberglass was from patrick motorsports. word to the wise on these. some mfgs. molds are getting old and quality of some of these bumpers is going downhill fast. if interested because i know he has some in stock call jim patrick. he is a STICKLER FOR DETAIL! and does not accept 2nd best.

[Gene Wilkes]

Chuck,
sounds like fuel starvation to me. Had it occur once, was water in fuel and need fuel filter replacement.